Donald Jernigan, Ph.D., is president/CEO of Adventist Health System. He formerly was executive vice president of Adventist Health System and chief executive officer of Florida Hospital and the Florida Division, executive vice president of Adventist Health System and chief executive officer of the Multi-State Hospital Division, president of Tennessee Christian Medical Center and Adventist Health System’s Tennessee/Georgia region. Jernigan also previously served as senior vice president of Adventist Health System and president of Metroplex Hospital in Killeen, Texas.

Jernigan has a doctor of philosophy degree in physical chemistry from Baylor University and a bachelor of science degree in chemistry from the University of Texas-Arlington. He is a Diplomate of the American College of Healthcare Executives, chairman of the Board of Florida Hospital, and board member of the Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission.

Jernigan has also served on the boards of United Way and several chambers of commerce, as well as many other healthcare boards.

Houmann graduated from Columbia Union College with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. He received his Master of Healthcare Administration degree from Loma Linda University. Houmann is a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) and serves the community through volunteering with various organizations.

Reiner previously provided executive leadership to the Florida Division of AHS and served as board chair to the ten hospitals located outside of the metropolitan Orlando area. He received his degree in business administration from Union College. Reiner has participated in many community groups, including two years as board chair for Junior Achievement of Central Florida.

Shaw received his bachelor of science degree in accounting and computer science from Southern Adventist University, and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Central Florida. He is a member of the Hospital Financial Management Association, American College of Healthcare Executives and several other professional and service organizations.

Snyder has an associate’s degree in computer science, a bachelor’s degree in business with an emphasis in accounting and management from Southern Adventist University, a master’s degree in business from the University of South Carolina, and a doctorate in jurisprudence from the Nashville School of Law. He is a Fellow of the Healthcare Financial Management Association.

He has bachelor degrees from Southern Adventist University in both accounting and long-term health care and received a masters in business management and organization from the University of Colorado.

Hauck received his pre-medical education from Walla Walla College and Atlantic Union College. He graduated with honors from Loma Linda University School of Medicine and is board certified in Internal Medicine.

Formerly, Henderschedt served four years as vice president at Loma Linda University Medical Center and for five years as assistant administrator and controller at Tidewater Memorial Hospital in Tappahannock, Virginia.

Henderschedt received his bachelor’s degree in business administration from Columbia Union College and his graduate studies in healthcare administration at Loma Linda University. He is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) and a senior member of the Healthcare Financial Management Association.

Johnson received her master’s degree in business administration from Rollins College and a bachelor’s degree in business with a concentration in accounting from Andrews University. She is a member of the Council of Ethical Organizations, the Health Care Compliance Association, the American Society for Healthcare Risk Managers, the Healthcare Financial Management Association, founding member of the Privacy Officers Association, as well as a member of several other community and professional organizations.

Previously, Rathbun has served as chief financial officer for two national long-term care companies, Skilled Healthcare Group and Life Care Centers of America, Inc., and two HCA hospitals in the state of Florida. Prior to his service in the healthcare industry, Rathbun was a director in the healthcare audit practice of Price Waterhouse in Florida.

Rathbun has a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Southern Adventist University. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

In addition to providing financial leadership to Florida Hospital Healthcare System, and the Medicare reimbursement function at Florida Hospital, Seifert also provides leadership to the Revenue Cycle Departments at Adventist Health System, including Patient Financial Services, Case Management, Health Information Management and Charge Description Master Support.

Seifert had an extensive history of financial leadership in healthcare in Central Florida before joining Florida Hospital in 2000, including experience as the chief financial officer for Winter Park Memorial Hospital and the Central Florida Division of HCA.

Skilton has a master’s degree in management with concentrations in finance, marketing, business policy and international business from Northwestern University and a bachelor’s degree in business administration with an accounting emphasis from Andrews University. He is a certified public accountant, a certified management accountant and a certified treasury professional. He is a member of the Association of Financial Professionals, the Institute of Management Accountants, the Healthcare Financial Management Association, and Financial Executives International.

Hamilton graduated from Loma Linda School of Medicine and completed his family practice training at Florida Hospital. Following several years of private practice, he directed the Florida Hospital family practice residency from 1980-87. He obtained his MBA from Rollins College Crummer School in 1989. He chaired the board of the Orlando Healthcare Center for the Homeless for several years and currently serves on the board of Shepherd’s Hope, an outpatient program serving the working poor.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration with an emphasis in management from Walla Walla College and holds the Certified Employee Benefits Specialist (CEBS) designation from the Wharton School of Management at the University of Pennsylvania. Jones provides leadership in various church and community organizations.

Morrison has over 30 years of health care experience in a wide variety of areas including strategic planning, marketing, mergers and acquisitions, managed care, compliance as well as government and regulation. He has been appointed to various state wide advisory committees by the Governor of Florida, chairs the Family Practice Teaching Hospital Council and currently chairs numerous boards in the local community ranging from early learning to emergency medicine.

Reaves previously served as general field secretary for the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. Prior to that, he served as president of Oakwood College in Huntsville, Alabama for 11 years. He also formerly served as chairman of the Department of Religion and Theology at Oakwood College, professor of preaching and urban ministry at the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary at Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan, campus pastor for college youth at Andrews University and pastored for 11 years in the Lake Region Conference.

Reaves is an ordained minister in the Seventh-day Adventist Church and holds a doctorate of ministry in church and society from Chicago Theological Seminary, a master’s degree in church history and a master of divinity in practical theology from Andrews University, and a bachelor of arts in theology from Oakwood College. He has served as Chairman of the Members of the United Negro College Fund, and vice-chair of the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education. Since 1989 he has been an annually featured speaker on the Chicago Sunday Evening Club Television program.

His administrative career began at Kettering Medical Center in Kettering, Ohio, where he served as assistant director of personnel and administrative assistant to the president. He later served as vice president of Washington Adventist Hospital in Takoma Park, Maryland and president of Riverside Adventist Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee.

Rucker received his master’s degree in hospital and health administration from Xavier University and completed an administrative residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. He also completed the Crummer School of Business Management Program at Rollins College. Rucker is a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives.

He is an international consultant and conducts seminars both nationally and internationally on guest relations topics with emphasis on customer loyalty.

Zbaraschuk received her master’s degree in business administration from the University of Central Florida and her bachelor’s degree in accounting from Andrews University.